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#METOO: A Supernatural Thriller
Shelby loves women almost more than he loves his job as an agent for the Department of Cybermagical Crime. When he wakes up one morning to find he's been turned into a woman, can he figure out what happened while trying to stop a depraved killer who wants to mold reality to fulfill his own dark agenda?
In a world where magic is at everyone's fingertips, the struggle for equality becomes deadly. Three agents work tirelessly to stop a series of murders of female victims, facing off against mythical beings, supernatural post-humans, and twisted sociopaths, all while confronting their own personal demons.
No matter what happens, the world will be changed forever.
In a world where magic is at everyone's fingertips, the struggle for equality becomes deadly. Three agents work tirelessly to stop a series of murders of female victims, facing off against mythical beings, supernatural post-humans, and twisted sociopaths, all while confronting their own personal demons.
No matter what happens, the world will be changed forever.
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305 pages, Kindle Edition
Published December 27, 2017
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May 2, 2018
Hashtags and movements usually begin well intended only to end up corrupted by some a**hole trying to cash in or pervert the cause to their agenda. When I saw a book called #metoo, I was apprehensive at best and wanting to projectile vomit at the thought of someone profiting off the experiences of the majority of women.
L. Seifert both acknowledges the underlying movement and yet also furthers the conversation through fantasy, magic, and philosophic questioning. Seifert's main character, a federal agent, is forcefully transitioned into a woman. He/she must solve who committed this crime while also viewing the world through the eyes of a woman for the first time. The theme of what makes someone a woman, is it just the parts "you are born with" (or suddenly wake up with), is not necessarily weaved into the story, but is the main focus. Occasionally I groaned while reading, wanting to punch Shelby in the face. Is it possible to too woke? Shelby transforms into an annoying "feminist," but perhaps that Seifert's intent. You can't just wake up one day and call yourself a feminist. The pendulum can swing too far between toxic masculinity and toxic misandry (while hopefully landing in the middle of men and women should respect each other aka feminism).
Seifert uses a conversational tone and humor to solve crime with plot twists that have the reader gasping and bringing the book into the bathroom and to the dinner table because you don't want to put it down.
No spoilers, but my semi inappropriate fascination with all things Elon Musk & Tesla may or may not have been satisfied.
So should you buy this book?
Do you enjoy fictional stories? Then yes.
Do you watch crime shows? Go ahead read it.
Do you think women inferior? Yes (go to heck. You should probably read this book, but you won't.). No? Give it a read.
Do you occasionally bring your books into the shower because you need to know how a chapter ends? This will happen to you, be prepared.
Seifert achieved her goal of entertaining the reader, slightly annoying them at the heavy-handed brand of feminism the main character develops, and having the reader question their own view of feminism and other gendered politics. On the more surprising hand, I may or may not have developed empathy for some men who are viewed as creepy.
Fav character: a used car salesman
Most hated character: the main character, Shelby (sometimes it's good to hate the main character)
Recommend? Yes.
L. Seifert both acknowledges the underlying movement and yet also furthers the conversation through fantasy, magic, and philosophic questioning. Seifert's main character, a federal agent, is forcefully transitioned into a woman. He/she must solve who committed this crime while also viewing the world through the eyes of a woman for the first time. The theme of what makes someone a woman, is it just the parts "you are born with" (or suddenly wake up with), is not necessarily weaved into the story, but is the main focus. Occasionally I groaned while reading, wanting to punch Shelby in the face. Is it possible to too woke? Shelby transforms into an annoying "feminist," but perhaps that Seifert's intent. You can't just wake up one day and call yourself a feminist. The pendulum can swing too far between toxic masculinity and toxic misandry (while hopefully landing in the middle of men and women should respect each other aka feminism).
Seifert uses a conversational tone and humor to solve crime with plot twists that have the reader gasping and bringing the book into the bathroom and to the dinner table because you don't want to put it down.
No spoilers, but my semi inappropriate fascination with all things Elon Musk & Tesla may or may not have been satisfied.
So should you buy this book?
Do you enjoy fictional stories? Then yes.
Do you watch crime shows? Go ahead read it.
Do you think women inferior? Yes (go to heck. You should probably read this book, but you won't.). No? Give it a read.
Do you occasionally bring your books into the shower because you need to know how a chapter ends? This will happen to you, be prepared.
Seifert achieved her goal of entertaining the reader, slightly annoying them at the heavy-handed brand of feminism the main character develops, and having the reader question their own view of feminism and other gendered politics. On the more surprising hand, I may or may not have developed empathy for some men who are viewed as creepy.
Fav character: a used car salesman
Most hated character: the main character, Shelby (sometimes it's good to hate the main character)
Recommend? Yes.
January 16, 2018
A real page turner. Every time I thought I knew what was about to happen, my whole world got flipped upside down. I loved trying to decipher the haikus at the beginning of each chapter - and again, my guesses were never right! I hope there will be a sequel. This novel will keep you wondering for days on end. Loved it!
May 19, 2018
[Note: My life has been dumb, and that has possibly colored my review, but I'm trying to be as honest as possible.]
HOWEVER, the concept was really good, and I like the thought of smartphones as being able to reach beyond and do magic...they feel like they do that already. One of the magic apps was basically IRL Snapchat, for example. Programmers and hackers exploiting programs for their own gain ("jailbreaking" their phones) is explored through the antagonist, an MRA with a superiority complex. The sentiments given by his fellow MRA chat buddies seemed to have been plucked directly from Twitter, and it's sickening (in a realistic way, not a poorly-written way).
After hearing that there were people who weren't able to put this book down, I had high hopes, and carried my Kindle with me everywhere I went so that when I had moments to spare, I could spend them reading this book. I found myself not being able to prioritize it, however. It's not bad - obviously, I gave it 4 stars - but there were elements that didn't sit right with me, and it was hard to get into it due to the aforementioned real-life drama. I've had books that have been able to do that, so that's my comparison point, there.
I understand that from a story-telling standpoint, there are elements that were forced in order to drive home the point of redemption and move the story along, but they felt like fan-service...and "forced" really is the word that comes to mind when I think of these themes. I mean, I guess it's technically all fan-service, because the novel is directly about the #metoo movement. It just felt a bit unpolished. [SPOILERS AHEAD]
A very brief synopsis: The ladies' man is turned into a woman as revenge/commiseration (it makes sense once you read it) via a smartphone app, almost immediately gets into a relationship with a hot gal, learns valuable lessons about vulnerability by being objectified by a man she felt superior to as a male, then she gives a heavy-handed soliloquy about toxic masculinity in the last pages. It was like Tumblr wrote a book, without the hysteria and lecturing that usually comes with Tumblr's discourse about the topic.
HOWEVER, the concept was really good, and I like the thought of smartphones as being able to reach beyond and do magic...they feel like they do that already. One of the magic apps was basically IRL Snapchat, for example. Programmers and hackers exploiting programs for their own gain ("jailbreaking" their phones) is explored through the antagonist, an MRA with a superiority complex. The sentiments given by his fellow MRA chat buddies seemed to have been plucked directly from Twitter, and it's sickening (in a realistic way, not a poorly-written way).
A world with more creatures than just humans...I wish more had been explored, there, or that at least more descriptive detail had gone into the character development. The other creatures felt more like set pieces. :(
As a woman, I'm obviously delighted by the core message. I feel where this book was coming from, and the ending, while kind of preachy/corny, was satisfying in that neat way I feel when I've successfully separated the wafers in a Kit Kat. It's superficial, yes, but it's still satisfying. Shelby's ending soliloquy might have been overwrought, but it was painfully true, and it was the truth behind it that I appreciated. It's the message that you want every misogynist to hear and understand, and it's being shouted everywhere, but no one's listening. It's almost frustrating to read, for that reason. (Let's face it, I also enjoy a good compound-word insult, and there are plenty of those in here.)
Would I read it again? Probably. Now that I've read it once, it'd be a quick read if I'm in need of a distraction and don't feel like diving into a new story. I'd even call it a guilty pleasure given its seriously specific content/theme (like Valley of the Dolls). Would I recommend it? Yes, with the caveat that it's essentially a direct response to the #metoo movement in novel form. I'll probably troll-recommend it to my male friends and hope they got to the lesbian sex so that they'd be drawn in and finish it. It's not like it would hurt to have the message repeated to them.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
January 23, 2018
If CSI took place in a world with magic and magical creatures, the result would be this book. I was hesitant at first because of the title; I was concerned it might be just some pulp fiction looking to bank on the #METOO movement. However the book was fast paced, dragged me in, and had me yelling out loud at the characters.
January 22, 2018
I loved how this was so funny and suspenseful. Supernatural stuff can easily be hokey, but due to skillful writing, this isn’t.
February 13, 2018
Absolutely loved it! Very well written. Couldn't put it down until I finished it.
May 2, 2018
It took me a long time to read predominantly because it’s not really my taste, but also because I felt it was a bit heavy handed - the message was a good one bit it felt preachy. The author has a good imagination and the world was well fleshed out.
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